What is Inclusion?

An Inclusive Model of education would imply educational provision for individuals with special needs within the educational system where these children study side by side with their mainstream peers, so as to enable them to develop to their full potential.

Inclusion means not to include only the children who have intellectual disabilities, but also any other children who are having any physical disability and who have been segregated from the society for various reasons. There is also a huge population of children from various social backgrounds who are also not granted the rights of education.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been operational in India since 2001 to provide education for universal access .The main aim to provide elementary education to every child in the country bridging the gaps in gender and in socio economic background. The Government has charted out a lot of interventions for implementing SSA like construction of new schools, additional classrooms, recruiting more teachers, providing training to the existing teachers. They also provide help in academic resource support and in textbooks or any other teaching materials.

Ways to Inclusion

Remedial instruction aims at improving a skill or ability in a student. Various techniques and strategies are used for remedial instructions like repeating instructions, providing more time for practice and giving more individual attention.

When students need special accommodations in order to take a test, special education teachers see that appropriate ones are provided, such as having the questions read orally or lengthening the time allowed to take the test.